Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Pre-Columbia Art Museum:

This is the older museum and it was situated in a historical corner from Santiago to passage of the Seat of arms, this building was Constructed from 1805 to 1807 on the former school of the company of Jesus, The building was fully constructed of Luis Munoz de Guzman. The fire has destroyed part of the building, and it was recovered in 1845 and then it becomes the name as Pre- Columbian art of museum. This museum has a neoclassic style of designer with the Italian archtect Joaquin Toesca. The main features of thie museum was cermaics, textiles, funeral customs, sculptures and some diseases funeral customs beliefs and some of the music which heared by the normal peoples in their daily life. The museum is surrounded by guards to protect the museum from any theft and for any damage, the part of this museum was donated by the foundation larraine Echenique. This are all the main and important features of this museum hence the pre name has came for the museum after a damage held in some part of the building. This are all the features of this museum.

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